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04 September 2019
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Story Rulanzen Martin
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Photo Sonia Small
With the second semester well underway, you may feel overwhelmed by the academic pressure and you aren’t sure how to find your way out of this maze. Some first-years are still trying to cope with the hectic academic workload, and our soon to be graduates are contemplating how they will find their feet in the post-university world.
The new edition of Kovsie Advice by the Advising Team in the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) would like to help you get ready for the busy academic times ahead. But they would also like to dedicate this edition to helping you align your tasks and efforts with the end goal – that dream job!
In this edition, ideas and resources are shared to help you align your academic journey with your career aspirations.
Enjoy the journey!
The UFS Advising team
Successful entrepreneur visited UFS
2005-11-28
Mr Douw Steyn (founder and chairperson of Auto & General) and Mr Gert Grobler (SA Ambassador in Spain) visited the University of the Free State (UFS). Mr Steyn is regarded as one of South Africa's most successful entrepreneurs and recently received a visiting professorship from the UFS School of Management. Mr Grobler was last year awarded a Cum Laude award from the Kovsie Alumni Association for his success in the international diplomatic world.
From the left are Judge Faan Hancke (Chairperson of the UFS Council), Mr Gert Grobler, Mr Douw Steyn and Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS). Photo: Lacea Loader